# 2014–15 3. Liga

The 2014–15 3. Liga was the seventh season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third-level football league.
The league consisted of twenty teams: The teams placed fourth through seventeenth of the 2013–14 season, the lowest two teams from the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga, the three promoted teams the 2013–14 Regionalliga and the losers of the relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3. Liga team.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Aspach | Mechatronik Arena | 10,000 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Schüco-Arena | 27,300 |
| Chemnitzer FC | Chemnitz | Stadion an der Gellertstraße | 18,712 |
| SC Fortuna Köln | Cologne | Südstadion | 14,800 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | Dortmund | Stadion Rote Erde | 10,000 |
| MSV Duisburg | Duisburg | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena | 31,500 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | Glücksgas-Stadion | 32,066 |
| Energie Cottbus | Cottbus | Stadion der Freundschaft | 22,528 |
| Hallescher FC | Halle | Erdgas Sportpark | 15,057 |
| Hansa Rostock | Rostock | DKB-Arena | 29,000 |
| Holstein Kiel | Kiel | Holstein-Stadion | 11,386 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | Mainz | Stadion am Bruchweg | 20,300 |
| Jahn Regensburg | Regensburg | Jahnstadion | 12,500 |
| VfL Osnabrück | Osnabrück | Osnatel-Arena | 16,667 |
| Preußen Münster | Münster | Preußenstadion | 15,050 |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Erfurt | Steigerwaldstadion | 17,500 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | Stuttgart | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | 10,100 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | Stuttgart | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | 10,100 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | Unterhaching | Stadion am Sportpark | 15,053 |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Wiesbaden | BRITA-Arena | 12,250 |

### Personnel and sponsorships

| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Norbert Meier | Fabian Klos | Saller | getgoods.de |
| Chemnitzer FC | Karsten Heine | Anton Fink | adidas | aetka Communication Center |
| Borussia Dortmund II | David Wagner | David Solga | Puma | Evonik |
| Dynamo Dresden | Peter Németh | Marco Hartmann | Nike | Feldschlösschen |
| Energie Cottbus | Stefan Krämer | Uwe Möhrle | Saller | Karton.eu |
| MSV Duisburg | Gino Lettieri | Steffen Bohl | Uhlsport | Rhein-Power |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | Sandro Schwarz | Damian Roßbach | Nike | ENTEGA |
| Hallescher FC | Sven Köhler | Tim Kruse | Masita | Helplus |
| Hansa Rostock | Karsten Baumann | Christian Stuff | Nike | Veolia |
| Holstein Kiel | Karsten Neitzel | Rafael Kazior | adidas | Famila |
| Jahn Regensburg | Christian Brand | Sebastian Nachreiner | Saller | Händlmaier |
| VfL Osnabrück | Maik Walpurgis | Paul Thomik | adidas | Sparkasse Osnabrück |
| Preußen Münster | Ralf Loose | Jens Truckenbrod | Nike | Tuja Zeitarbeit |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Christian Preußer | André Laurito | Saller | Thüringer Energie AG |
| SC Fortuna Köln | Uwe Koschinat | Thomas Kraus | Jako | HIT Handelsgruppe |
| VfB Stuttgart II | Jürgen Kramny | Tobias Rathgeb | Puma | GAZI |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | Horst Steffen | Vincenzo Marchese | Umbro | Subaru |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | Claus Schromm | Jonas Hummels | Adidas | Alpenbauer |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Christian Hock | Nico Herzig | Nike | Brita |
| SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Rüdiger Rehm | Daniel Hägele | Puma | Urbacher Mineralquellen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Energie Cottbus | René Rydlewicz | End of tenure as caretaker | 11 May 2014 | Pre-season | Stefan Krämer | 11 May 2014 |
| Hansa Rostock | Dirk Lottner | Mutual consent | 11 May 2014 | Pre-season | Peter Vollmann | 13 May 2014 |
| Jahn Regensburg | Thomas Stratos | Mutual consent | 11 May 2014 | Pre-season | Alexander Schmidt | 13 May 2014 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Olaf Janßen | Sacked | 13 May 2014 | Pre-season | Stefan Böger | 23 May 2014 |
| MSV Duisburg | Karsten Baumann | End of contract | 31 May 2014 | Pre-season | Gino Lettieri | 15 June 2014 |
| SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Rüdiger Rehm | Break | 28 October 2014 | 18th | Uwe Rapolder | 28 October 2014 |
| Jahn Regensburg | Alexander Schmidt | Sacked | 10 November 2014 | 20th | Christian Brand | 18 November 2014 |
| Hansa Rostock | Peter Vollmann | Sacked | 7 December 2014 | 19th | Karsten Baumann | 9 December 2014 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Stefan Böger | Sacked | 16 February 2015 | 8th | Peter Németh | 16 February 2015 |
| Mainz II | Martin Schmidt | Promoted | 17 February 2015 | 17th | Sandro Schwarz | 17 February 2015 |
| SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Uwe Rapolder | Resigned | 25 February 2015 | 19th | Rüdiger Rehm | 25 February 2015 |
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Walter Kogler | Sacked | 23 March 2015 | 7th | Christian Preußer | 23 March 2015 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | Christian Ziege | Resigned | 25 March 2015 | 17th | Claus Schromm | 26 March 2015 |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Marc Kienle | Sacked | 12 April 2015 | 10th | Christian Hock | 12 April 2015 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 74 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | MSV Duisburg (P) | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 71 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 65 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 59 | |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 56 | |
| 7 | Energie Cottbus | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 56 | |
| 8 | Preußen Münster | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | |
| 9 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 53 | |
| 10 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 53 | |
| 11 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 52 | |
| 12 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | |
| 13 | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 47 | |
| 14 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 46 | |
| 15 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 46 | |
| 16 | Mainz 05 II | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 42 | |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 41 | |
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund II (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 19 | SpVgg Unterhaching (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 20 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 31 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
* 1 2 3 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
* ↑ SpVgg Unterhaching were deducted two points for license violation.

## Results

| Home \ Away | DSC | CFC | FCE | DO2 | SGD | DUI | ERF | SGS | HFC | KSV | FKO | MA2 | PRM | OSN | JRE | ROS | SKI | ST2 | UNT | WEH |
| Arminia Bielefeld | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Chemnitzer FC | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Energie Cottbus | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Hallescher FC | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Holstein Kiel | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna Köln | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Mainz 05 II | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| Preußen Münster | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Jahn Regensburg | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Hansa Rostock | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

    Updated 23 May 2015
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Fabian Klos | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 |
| 2 | Justin Eilers | Dynamo Dresden | 19 |
| 3 | Anton Fink | Chemnitzer FC | 16 |
| 3 | Zlatko Janjić | MSV Duisburg | 16 |
| 5 | Marcel Ziemer | Hansa Rostock | 15 |
| 6 | Stanislav Iljutcenko | VfL Osnabrück | 14 |
| 6 | Kingsley Onuegbu | MSV Duisburg | 14 |
| 8 | Tammo Harder | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 |
| 8 | Tim Kleindienst | Energie Cottbus | 13 |
| 8 | Addy-Waku Menga | VfL Osnabrück | 13 |